diff --git a/lib/ui/namespaces.js b/lib/ui/namespaces.js
index 45d5107..b29331b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/namespaces.js
+++ b/lib/ui/namespaces.js
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ function prompt(screen, client, { current_namespace, promptAfterRequest } = { pr
     let namespaces = [], message;
 
     function updateList() {
+      const tokens = search.value.split(/\s+/).filter(w => w);
       const items = (namespaces.items || [])
-        .filter(n => n.metadata.name.includes(search.value))
+        // Token matching
+        .filter(n => tokens.every(token => n.metadata.name.includes(token)))
+        // Color highlighting
         .map(n => {
           const item = n.metadata.name;
           if (search.value.length === 0) {
@@ -83,13 +86,28 @@ function prompt(screen, client, { current_namespace, promptAfterRequest } = { pr
             }
             return item;
           }
-          const regex = new RegExp(search.value, 'g');
-          let match, lastIndex = 0, res = '';
-          while ((match = regex.exec(item)) !== null) {
-            res += item.substring(lastIndex, match.index) + '{yellow-fg}' + search.value + '{/yellow-fg}';
-            lastIndex = regex.lastIndex;
+          // Highlight tokens (a bitset would probably be more efficient)
+          const matches = Buffer.alloc(item.length);
+          // Build the matching intervals
+          tokens.forEach(token => {
+            const regex = new RegExp(token, 'g');
+            let match;
+            while ((match = regex.exec(item)) !== null) {
+              matches.fill(1, match.index, match.index + token.length);
+            }
+          });
+          // Re-assemble the final string with the tags
+          let res = '', index = 0, match = false;
+          for (let i = 0; i < matches.length; i++) {
+            const m = matches.readUInt8(i) > 0;
+            if (match == m) continue;
+            res += item.substring(index, i);
+            res += m ? '{yellow-fg}' : '{/yellow-fg}';
+            index = i;
+            match = m;
           }
-          res += item.substring(lastIndex);
+          res += item.substring(index);
+          // Highlight current namespace
           if (item === current_namespace) {
             res = `{blue-fg}${res}{/blue-fg}`;
           }